Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991

2 Consequential amendments, transitional and transitory provisions and savings

(1) The enactments mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified (being amendments consequential on the re-enactment of provisions in the consolidation Acts).

(2) The transitional provisions, transitory provisions and savings contained in Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect.

(3) The powers under sections 190(1) and 194(5) of the 1989 Act and the powers under paragraph 2 of Schedule 17 to that Act (by virtue of which consequential amendments, transitional provisions and savings may be made in connection with the coming into force of provisions of that Act)—

(a) shall not be restricted in consequence of any repeal made by this Act or of any provision of the consolidation Acts; but

(b) shall be exercisable in relation to any provision of those Acts to the same extent as, before the coming into force of this Act, they were exercisable in relation to any corresponding provision of that Act.

(4) The repeals made by this Act shall not affect the following powers to amend local statutory provisions, that is to say—

(a) the power conferred by section 317 of the [1936 c. 49.] Public Health Act 1936;

(b) the power conferred by section 12 of the [1937 c. 40.] Public Health (Drainage of Trade Premises) Act 1937 and section 69(2) of the [1961 c. 64.] Public Health Act 1961;

(c) the power conferred by section 133(1) of the [1963 c. 38.] Water Resources Act 1963;

(d) the powers conferred by section 191 of the 1989 Act;

but those powers, to the extent that they are exercisable by reference to the effect or operation of, or to things done under, any provision repealed by this Act, shall also be exercisable by reference to the effect or operation of, or to things done under, any corresponding provision of the consolidation Acts.

(5) The provisions having effect by virtue of this section shall be without prejudice to sections 16 and 17 of the [1978 c. 30.] Interpretation Act 1978 (effect of repeals) and subsections (3) and (4) above shall also be without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 to this Act.